{"id":1017,"date":"2011-06-28T13:56:05","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T13:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2013-07-04T12:01:27","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T12:01:27","slug":"ag-comhaireamh-aris-ce-mhead-realta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/ag-comhaireamh-aris-ce-mhead-realta\/","title":{"rendered":"Ag Comhaireamh Ar\u00eds (C\u00e9 Mh\u00e9ad R\u00e9alta?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A flag with a history as complex as that of the United Sates can offer almost limitless possibilities for practicing counting, since the number of stars has continuously increased with each new state.\u00a0 There\u2019s even at least one design already in the works for a 51-state, 51-star flag, should it be necessary.<\/p>\n

But first let\u2019s count the current number of stars:<\/p>\n

T\u00e1 caoga r\u00e9alta ann, r\u00e9alta do gach st\u00e1t<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

T\u00e1 naoi sraith de r\u00e9alta\u00ed ann.<\/strong><\/p>\n

T\u00e1 c\u00faig shraith a bhfuil s\u00e9 r\u00e9alta iontu ann (tr\u00edocha r\u00e9alta san ioml\u00e1n).<\/strong><\/p>\n

T\u00e1 ceithre shraith a bhfuil c\u00faig r\u00e9alta iontu ann (fiche r\u00e9alta san ioml\u00e1n).\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Notice what happened to the word \u201csraith<\/strong>\u201d (row) after the numbers \u201cfour\u201d and \u201cfive\u201d?\u00a0 Yep, lenition (s\u00e9imhi\u00fa<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

So \u201csraith<\/strong>\u201d becomes \u201cshraith<\/strong>\u201d [say: hri, with the \u201cs\u201d now silent and the \u201cth\u201d at the end simply a breathy h, almost silent; the \u201ci\u201d vowel is close to an English \u201cmy\u201d or \u201chi,\u201d but there is<\/em> that breathiness].<\/p>\n

Why didn\u2019t this happen after the number \u201cnaoi<\/strong>\u201d (9)?\u00a0 \u201cNaoi<\/strong>\u201d would cause eclipsis (ur\u00fa<\/strong>), not s\u00e9imhi\u00fa,<\/strong> and \u201cur\u00fa<\/strong>\u201d simply doesn\u2019t apply to the letter \u201cs.\u201d\u00a0 So, no initial mutation!<\/p>\n

Given all the changes to the design of the flag, there are lots of possibilities to practice more number combinations.\u00a0 To randomly pick a previous year in which there were n\u00edos l\u00fa r\u00e9alta\u00ed<\/strong> (fewer stars), let\u2019s try 1907 for the new state, with 1908 as the year in which the star was added.\u00a0 Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos (A).<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, ceist a haon: <\/strong><\/p>\n

1) C\u00e9 mh\u00e9ad r\u00e9alta a bh\u00ed ar an mbratach i 1908, ag tos\u00fa ar an cheathr\u00fa l\u00e1 de mh\u00ed I\u00fail?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ceist a d\u00f3 (ceist neamhuimhri\u00fail)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2) C\u00e9n st\u00e1t a th\u00e1inig isteach san Aontas sa bhliain roimhe sin (1907)?\u00a0 Seo roghanna mar chuidi\u00fa duit: Oregon, Dakota Theas, Alasca, Dakota Thuaidh, Oklahoma, Hav\u00e1\u00ed)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ceist a Tr\u00ed (faoi leagan amach an ch\u00fainne\u00e1in, leis an st\u00e1t nua)<\/strong><\/p>\n

3) C\u00e9 mh\u00e9ad sraith a bh\u00ed ann? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ceist a Ceathair: r\u00e9alta\u00ed an tsraith <\/strong>(stars per row)<\/strong><\/p>\n

4) C\u00e9 mh\u00e9ad sraith a bh\u00ed ann a raibh ocht r\u00e9alta iontu?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ceist a C\u00faig: r\u00e9alta\u00ed an tsraith, cuid a d\u00f3<\/strong><\/p>\n

5) C\u00e9 mh\u00e9ad sraith a bh\u00ed ann a raibh seacht r\u00e9alta iontu?<\/strong><\/p>\n

And to wrap up for today, and for a slight change of pace, let\u2019s jump briefly from uimhreacha<\/strong> to cruthanna<\/strong>.\u00a0 Any thoughts as to what shape one new draft design for a potential 51-star flag takes?\u00a0 Here are some choices (freagra th\u00edos, B).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

a) triant\u00e1n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 b) cearn\u00f3g\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 c) peinteag\u00e1n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 d) heicseag\u00e1n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 e) ciorcail chomhl\u00e1rnacha\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0f) hata Uncail Sam <\/strong><\/p>\n

Smaointe agat f\u00e9in do leagan amach <\/strong>(layout) nua?\u00a0 Sl\u00e1n go f\u00f3ill, R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed do Chuid A: 1. s\u00e9 r\u00e9alta is daichead<\/strong> (46); 2. Oklahoma, 3. s\u00e9 shraith<\/strong> (6 rows), 4. ceithre shraith<\/strong> (4 rows), 5. dh\u00e1 shraith<\/strong> (2 rows)<\/p>\n

Freagra do Chuid B: ciorcail chomhl\u00e1rnacha.\u00a0 Aaa-aaa-aaach, a deir t\u00fa!\u00a0 M\u00e1 bh\u00edonn ciorcail chomhl\u00e1rnacha sa ch\u00fainne\u00e1n (in ionad riabha\/str\u00edoca), cad a tharl\u00f3idh don leasainm \u201cNa R\u00e9alta\u00ed is na Riabha?\u201d\u00a0 An mbeidh amhr\u00e1n ann faoi \u201cNa R\u00e9alta\u00ed agus na hIml\u00ednte,\u201d mar \u00f3m\u00f3s do Bhratach Mheirice\u00e1?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gluais d\u2019fhreagra B: c\u00fainne\u00e1n, <\/strong>canton (of a flag); iml\u00edne<\/strong>, circumference; leasainm,<\/strong> nickname; tharl\u00f3idh <\/strong>[HAR-low-ee, with the \u201clow\u201d like \u201clow tide,\u201d not like \u201callow\u201d], will happen<\/p>\n

N\u00f3ta don fhreagra: b\u00edodh cuimhne agat go n-aistr\u00edtear \u201cBratach Mheirice\u00e1\u201d mar<\/strong> \u201cthe American Flag,\u201d de ghn\u00e1th, in ionad <\/strong>\u201cthe Flag of America.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 Even though the grammatical structure says \u201cof America,\u201d using the possessive form \u201cMheirice\u00e1<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) A flag with a history as complex as that of the United Sates can offer almost limitless possibilities for practicing counting, since the number of stars has continuously increased with each new state.\u00a0 There\u2019s even at least one design already in the works for a 51-state, 51-star flag, should it be necessary. But…<\/p>\n

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